Lia was indeed about to give birth, but at that moment, she was still training the newly recruited insect generals on the training grounds.
For this cub, which was so important that it might even determine the future of the entire insect race, she was the least concerned.
Fortunately, both Bosya and Reid had made thorough preparations. Bosya carried Lia back to the royal palace, rushing to send her to the Mother Tree.
No one knew if this cub could be born successfully, but they could only do their best to prepare.
Ceci frowned, looking calmly at the rushing Bosya, and instructed him to carry Lia into the space where the Mother Tree resided.
A comfortable bed had been prepared there in advance, and doctors and nurses were on standby.
But as soon as Bosya placed Lia on the bed, the surrounding pale blue branches of the Mother Tree slowly moved, blocking Bosya outside.
At the same time, the doctors and nurses were also pushed out.
Bosya's expression instantly turned grim. Lia was already experiencing labor pains, and sweat beaded on her forehead.
However, she had always been resilient, biting her lip tightly to suppress any sound.
In the blink of an eye, a pale blue high wall formed by the Mother Tree's branches rose before them, clearly blocking everyone outside.
Bosya was anxious, sweat beading on his temples, showing a hint of unprecedented panic for the first time.
Meanwhile, Luo Qi and Ye Mu's spaceship had landed at the insect planet's spaceport.
111 also knew the seriousness of the situation and had been feeding Luo Qi information about Lia along the way. However, after Lia was enveloped within the Mother Tree's protective range, it could no longer see anything.
Luo Qi and Ye Mu disembarked from the starship and boarded a hovercar, heading towards the royal palace at the fastest possible speed.
Ye Mu, who had never seen Luo Qi so anxious, guessed something and asked with a frown, "Is Teacher Lia going to give birth?"
Luo Qi nodded, his fingers unconsciously gripping Ye Mu's sleeve. He looked at the scenery flashing past the side windows, his voice carrying a hint of imperceptible nervousness, "I'm a little scared."
Ye Mu squeezed Luo Qi's hand in return, comforting him, "Don't be scared. We've already made preparations, haven't we?"
Luo Qi pursed his lips and remained silent. Ye Mu didn't understand.
He didn't understand what this cub meant to the insect race, nor what it meant to Luo Qi.
He was born as the last cub born among the insect race in recent times, born from a soulless body that had long been gestated by the Mother Tree.
So, could Lia's cub, the first cub since him, survive successfully?
111 suddenly spoke, "Don't worry."
Luo Qi sighed and urged the driver to drive the hovercar even faster.
The poor driver, an old man who used to pilot starships and had come to drive Luo Qi's hovercar, thinking he would have a leisurely retirement, was forced to drive the hovercar at the speed of a starship.
With a beautiful drift of the hovercar, they finally arrived at the gates of the insect planet's royal palace.
Before the hovercar had even come to a complete stop, Luo Qi pushed open the door and jumped out. Ye Mu followed closely behind, disregarding the driver's hurried "slow down" advice.
Luo Qi rushed into the royal palace and saw Ceci, Bosya, Grandpa Reid, and a group of doctors and nurses waiting at the passage leading to the Mother Tree.
Ceci looked at Luo Qi in surprise and walked over to pick him up, asking gently, "Luo Luo, why are you back so early?"
Luo Qi's throat bobbed. "Aunt Lia..."
Ceci's expression softened slightly. "Don't worry." But, "How did Luo Luo know about this? Isn't today Luo Luo's graduation party?"
Luo Qi's eyes instinctively flickered away, and he buried his face in Ceci's embrace as if to escape, changing the subject. "I want to see."
Ceci looked down at the cub in his arms. The little cub grew quickly and was no longer the same as when he first saw him two or three years ago.
His features had become more defined, and he had grown a bit taller. He was agile, loving to run and jump, but one thing remained the same.
He was still so dependent and close to him.
Ceci rubbed Luo Qi's little head. He knew Luo Qi had many secrets and was definitely not just a newborn cub.
But no matter what, he was his child. "However, the Mother Tree has already sealed off the path."
He didn't refuse immediately. Perhaps, subconsciously, he also hoped that this little cub, who was a miracle in himself, could create a new miracle.
Luo Qi looked in that direction. Indeed, the pale blue branches Luo Qi had seen were intertwined, forming a high wall.
Perhaps it wasn't strong, but no insect present would dare to damage it.
Luo Qi jumped down from Ceci's arms and trotted a few steps towards the vine wall, then abruptly stopped and looked back at Ceci.
Ceci, for the first time, couldn't discern Luo Qi's current thoughts from this small glance. Luo Qi had already turned his head and run towards the vines.
Luo Qi swallowed, closed his eyes, and placed his hands on the vine wall, praying silently, "If I can truly be of any use..."
Luo Qi kept his eyes closed. After a few seconds, he suddenly heard a small gasp.
He opened his eyes and saw the pale blue fluorescence he had only seen when Luo Qi was born.
As if hearing Luo Qi's call, the intertwined branches slowly revealed a gap.
The gap gradually widened, finally settling at a height that only allowed a child like Luo Qi to pass through.
Bosya looked at Luo Qi in astonishment, then with a look of surprise. "Little Highness..."
Placing hope in a five-year-old cub at this moment sounded ridiculous, but Bosya couldn't help but see it as his only lifeline.
Only Ceci frowned. Nothing in this world came without a price.
The cub was important, but what if it required Luo Qi himself to pay?
He knew his guess was absurd, but upon seeing that only Luo Qi could open the Mother Tree's vines, such absurdity involuntarily filled his mind.
Ceci almost involuntarily took two steps forward, his face darkening as he looked at Luo Qi. "Luo Luo, don't be foolish."
Luo Qi looked at the hand Ceci extended towards him, then looked back at the pale blue fluorescence visible only inside the passage.
"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely help Aunt Lia and my little brother and sister."
Ceci clenched his fist tightly. "Luo Luo, don't be foolish!"
Luo Qi only gave Ceci an apologetic look and resolutely walked into the dreamlike pale blue.